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misparaphrase

misparaphrase verb: to paraphrase incorrectly.

Verb

misparaphrase (third-person singular simple present misparaphrases, present participle misparaphrasing, simple past and past participle misparaphrased)

  1. To paraphrase incorrectly.

Forms of misparaphrase

third-person singular presentmisparaphrases
present participlemisparaphrasing
past participlemisparaphrased
pastmisparaphrased

Origin of misparaphrase

From mis- + paraphrase.

Questions about misparaphrase

What does misparaphrase mean?
Misparaphrase means to paraphrase incorrectly.
What part of speech is misparaphrase?
Misparaphrase is a verb.
What is the past tense of misparaphrase?
The past tense of misparaphrase is misparaphrased.

Words near misparaphrase in the dictionary

  1. mispair
  2. mispaired
  3. mispairing
  4. mispairings
  5. mispairs
  6. misparaphrase
  7. misparaphrased
  8. misparaphrases
  9. misparaphrasing
  10. misparented
  11. mispark

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